The Press., 1887-05-12
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-Adelbert Needham will arrive from Iowa with more horses on Saturday morn Ing.
 -The grange will meet on Friday even ing with Mir. and Mrs. J. W. Witt, Staf- ford Street.
 -G. M. Ives and Julius Converse were yesterday reelected on the board of di- rectors of the Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company.
 FmLD-DAY.-Next Saturday, 14th, the Stafford Springs High School Ath etic As sociation will hold its semi-annual field day. The order of sports are as follows {: Half-mile run back jump-broad; hur- de race standing broad jump; tug-of- war7picked teams doushnut race run ming hIgh jump; pole vault tug -of-war- 'S9 vs. go; hop, step and jump; throwing base ball running broad jump; obstacle race 100 yards-grammar potato race ; putting shot 100 yards dash-high three standing jumps: high kick; sack race; standing high jump. Sports will begin promptly at II p. m.
 70. F. Macfarlaue, the Wilmington hor- ist, proposes to open the spring season better equipped for business than ever before. He will make special effort to furnish patrons with all the latest floral novelties, one of which is the 'smoon flow er." It will be we'll not to send away after advertised plants until it can be learned whether they may not be delivered fresh at your door. Preston has good line of his plants constantly on hand at his auc- tion room. t
 An important real estate sale at auc- tion is advertised of next Saturday, at 2 p. m.,-that of Andrew Whiton, trustee of the Harrison R 'yce estate, who will dis pose of three houses and lots on Gold-st.- one being two tenement and the others single tenement houses. re--zr-4..-s
 Interest is centering at the St. Ed wards fair on the votes for 8 gold watch which lies between Fl. M. Day and Joseph Mullen.
 Rev. W. s. Hawkes. of South Hadley, Mass, will supply the Congregational church pulpit next Sunday. Mir. Fl. will be remembered as former pastor. ..
 M. G. Moore has taken possession of the stock of the late firm of Gallivan & Halloran and opened the store for trade. MT. Moore has been known for most of the time for fifteen years past, to Stafford people, as clerk in the employ of l.. w. Crane, A. s. Eaton and Andrew Whiton.
 The boot shops at Spencer and North Brookfeld continue to draw on Stafford for men to take the places of the strikers. These have to learn the business, but one of the recruits already claims to have eaaned $14 in one week.
 Stafford merchants, those who have contributed and those who have not, think it was cheeky to circulate paper among them to raise funds in aid of strikers in Massachusetts towns.
 Hicks building, opposite the depot, is being tastefully repainted, and the ground color being red, the opportunity is a fine one for the vendors of chestnuts.
 Harmony Temple of Honor installed new officers last evening, and at the close sat down to supper provided by the la- dies at the W. O. T. U. rooms. WI Ingerson of Portland, G. w. D., was the installing officer. The Temple has now 102 members, and bank deposit of over $100 to lts credit.
 The railroad officials are in town to- day for the purpose of convincing them selves that Stafford Springs does not need 8 new passenger depot.